Two gentlemen on the beach by Michael Köhlmeier(
Book
)31
editions published
between
2014
and
2018
in
5
languages
and held by
517 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"On the face of it, Winston Churchill and Charlie Chaplin—two icons of the twentieth century—couldn't be more different. One
is the grand statesman whose resolve led a nation in the struggle against Nazi Germany, the other the world-famous actor and
comedian behind The Great Dictator, whose owns roots were in poverty and hardship. But in this moving novel, they are bound
by a dark secret: both suffer from depression. When a chance encounter reveals what they share, an unusual and unlikely friendship
ensues. A series of therapeutic meetings across the world, in Germany, England, and America, sees each become the other's
confidant as they talk of their "black dog days." With the eye of a masterfully subtle narrator, Michael Köhlmeier imagines
a startling friendship of unique understanding between this extraordinary pair: a friendship of the twentieth century between
art and politics, humor and seriousness, but which at heart remains an understanding between two men—the poor tramp and the
grand statesman—who bring together the history of the century."--Amazon.com

Das Mädchen mit dem Fingerhut : Roman by Michael Köhlmeier(
Book
)23
editions published
between
2016
and
2018
in
4
languages
and held by
499 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Part dark fairy tale, part mystery, Yiza is the story of three homeless street children on the run. One evening, not long
after her arrival in Germany, six-year-old Yiza is abandoned at the market where she spends her days. At a shelter for migrant
children she meets two boys, Schamhan and Arian, and together they run away. Trekking through snowy forests and housing settlements,
they evade police custody, subsisting on the margins of society and doing whatever it takes to survive. Both boys are protective
of Yiza but are blind to the moral and emotional complexities of their actions. When Yiza falls ill they take shelter in a
greenhouse and Arian spends his days begging for food and medicine, but before long they are discovered. When Yiza is illicitly
taken into foster care and confined the novel reaches its brutal denouement as we see that Schamhan and Arian will do anything
to be reunited with her. Narrated in simple language and with an innocent charm that belies its social reality, Yiza is a
pertinent and timely tale of displacement and suffering

Abendland : Roman by Michael Köhlmeier(
Book
)33
editions published
between
2007
and
2012
in
3
languages
and held by
412 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Cosmopolitan Carl Jacob Candoris lays bare his life to Sebastian Lukasser. The history of two different families mirrors
the turbulent history of the 20th century."

Kalypso : Roman by Michael Köhlmeier(
Book
)16
editions published
between
1997
and
1999
in
3
languages
and held by
144 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Spielplatz der Helden : Roman by Michael Köhlmeier(
Book
)38
editions published
between
1988
and
2015
in
German and English
and held by
140 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In de spanningen en conflicten tussen de leden van een expeditie in Groenland herkent een man zijn eigen relatieproblemen